1827 in more than 20 articles. In 1813, Struve obtained a doctoral degree from the University of Kiel. He died in 1841 in Altona leaving a family which produced prominent astronomers for 5 generations ahead. His attitude to life could be expressed in a phrase from his letter to Friedrich: References 1755 births 1841 deaths People from Steinburg Jacob 18th-century German people 19th-century German people 18th-century German mathematicians 19th-century German mathematicians People educated at the Gymnasium Christianeum